user3013814160240 :
ironic bc the potters clay example is old testament reference, where God talks of free will, if God says He'll judge a nation and they repent, He can turn away from it, and vice versa of a nation starts doing evil, He can turn away the blessings they would have had and enact judgment instead. So I'd say free will is more the case, honestly it sounds like Paul is wrong here (and if you disagree, he also says doesn't nature also show it's a shame for men to have long hair, to which i wonder, huh? what are you talking about?). We treat Paul's letters to the churches as infallible, I don't think that's fully accurate, seems more like a pastor talking to other churches, but that doesn't necessarily mean he got it 100% right. Maybe? Either way, Bible does under free will from the very start. Choice between two trees. Choose this day whom you will serve. And a fair judgment day cannot exist without choice. God is not willing that ANY perish but that all repent and be saved, and yet we know some ppl will end up in hell. Thats free will, and God not always getting what He wants
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